Caltrans Lies Again: Widening 5 Freeway Will “Minimize Congestion… Reduce Pollution”
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Caltrans presented another misleading video claiming that their I-5 Freeway widening projects will "reduce pollution" and "minimize congestion." Given the past 80 years of highway building have resulted in increases in congestion increases and climate-threatening pollution, it is clear that Caltrans is lying.
D.C. Bike Advocate’s Death Highlights Slow Progress Toward Safe Streets
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D.C. bike advocate Dave Salovesh wrote: "Vision Zero would say, approximately, 'people make mistakes, but nobody has to die from that.'"
Today’s Headlines
|- Happy Earth Day! Ride transit and bike-share for free in L.A. today (LA Times)
- Atascadero wants to copy Lancaster’s traffic calming success (Atascadero News)
- Brawley gets an electric school bus (Imperial Valley Press)
- State officials to study condition of bridge decks on Richmond San Rafael Bridge (Marin Independent Journal)
- Interactive website collects your street safety data (Lake County News)
- A campaign in Brazil compares the cost of gas to the cost of a bike, in real time (The Drum)
- Reason Foundation dreams of wider, faster highways built (and maintained?) with a bigger debt load (Orange County Register)
- San Diego residents would rather ban scooters than create a safe place to ride them (NBC)
- Tired of being recognized, bike thief returns an expensive bike he stole (Bicycling)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
Oakland/Western Alameda Project-a-Palooza
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Advocates convene to review, discuss and update on some of Oakland and Alameda's most exciting projects and proposals
Ridership Jumped 400% When Seattle Protected a Bike Lane
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The magic of protected bike lanes, Seattle's Second Avenue edition.
Today’s Headlines
|- E-bikes can boost the well-being of older people (The Epoch Times)
- Report: Improving transportation systems is good for riders’ mental health (SmartCitiesDive)
- Mountain View offers discounts on mid-day rides shared rides with Lyft, Uber to supplement its commute-hour services (Patch)
- Why do Americans hate bikes? (Outside Online)
- Can removing lanes on a busy street improve traffic? (Strong Towns)
- Renovations come to I-10; traffic predicted to increase over time (Highland News)
- Highway 395 to be widened “for safety” (Victor Valley Daily Press)
- Anti-tax lawsuits hold up Highway 101 project in Marin-Sonoma (Marin Independent Journal)
- The most common ride via ride-hail in Chicago is one mile long (Streetsblog Chicago)
- Utility companies plan collaboration to build EV charging stations along I-5 from San Diego to Seattle (Capital Public Radio)
- SB 50 opponents release an ugly ad campaign, using James Baldwin as a poster boy (SF Chronicle)
- Study: Clean energy holds promise of a wide range of well-paid jobs (Route Fifty)
- Libraries of things are great (Resilience)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
Update on 5th Street: Protected Bike Lanes Coming, But Not Everywhere
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Safety treatments planned for another notorious SoMa street--but intersection treatments, again, are lacking
Parking Madness 2019 Final: Pittsburgh vs. Providence
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Two incredible transformations helped turn wastelands of parking into absolutely beloved urban spaces in Pittsburgh and Providence. But who deserves the Golden Crater?
Today’s Headlines
|- Study raises serious questions about whether cap-and-trade offsets reduce greenhouse gases (Technology Review)
- CA could require zero emission shuttles at some airports (Capital Public Radio)
- Ride-hail companies are pinning their hopes for profitability on firing drivers (Smart Cities Dive)
- We miss streetcars’ reliability, not streetcars (Mobility Lab)
- Increased turbulence is another result of climate change, and flight attendants are sick of it (Vox)
- City of Ripon plans to use as gas tax funds to pave road (Manteca Bulletin)
- Homes near public transit are in demand (Mortgage Professional America)
- Illinois could require public employees to live in-state (Route Fifty)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
Anatomy of a Debacle: Uber and Shimano Threw Lyft-Owned Bike-Share Under the Bus
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A repair crisis reveals the shortcomings of two of America's biggest transportation companies — and the government that's supposed to keep us safe.
Foothill Gold Line Plans to Widen a Road Because of Delay to Car Traffic
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Outdated LOS traffic metrics are making the Gold Line Construction Authority propose wrong-headed road widening in the historic heart of La Verne. Residents are vehemently opposed.